Adoption Toolkit

Adoption Toolkit Versions

This toolkit was developed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Building Energy Codes Program (BECP) for use by states, municipalities, energy code advocates, policymakers, stakeholders, and all other groups with a vested interest in energy code adoption.

This toolkit provides information and resources to help guide adopting authorities through the adoption process and setting minimum requirements for new construction.

DOE has developed two additional toolkits for the compliance and enforcement communities with the goal of achieving higher levels of compliance with building energy codes.

This toolkit provides some insight into how the adoption process may influence the residential and commercial build communities.

Organization of the Adoption Toolkit

This toolkit is organized around eight important steps for energy code adoption: